Principal Planner

Main Purpose of the Job/Key Objectives:
Job Context:
1. The postholder reports to the Strategic Applications Team Leader.

2. The postholder assists with responsibility for staff in the Strategic Applications team.

3. The postholder will occasionally be required to work outside standard office hours.

Skills, Abilities, Experience and Qualifications:
Skills and Abilities:
1. Planning and urban design skills: high level of proficiency.

2. Customer care champion.

3. Good understanding of the dynamics of team working.

4. Developing individual management skills: disciplinary and counselling.

5. Good appreciation of employment legislation.

6. Competent team management skills: organisation, crisis management and change management.

7. Proficient level of general and competent level of specialist IT skills.

8. Time/priority management: effective understanding of Project Management techniques.

9. Ability to work effectively under pressure and handle stress.

**Experience**:
1. Effective supervisory experience and developing management experience at team level within development management or urban design.

2. Appeal experience: public inquiries and developing experience of public meetings, member level meetings or committees, plus working to complex constitutional procedures, including public hearings and legal challenges.

Qualifications:
1. RTPI accredited postgraduate degree.

2. Eligible for Membership of RTPI or RICS (Planning and Development).

3. Evidence of relevant Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

4. Management training (desirable).

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 7 months

**Salary**: £31.00-£32.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Town Planning (required)
- CPD (required)
- RTPI or RICS (required)
- Principal Planner (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RQ829081